Planetary hours
in Ganja.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 30 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:57
- 2♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:28
- 3☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:38
- 4♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Sunday, 30 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:06 to 08:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.